#chapter 2 y’all!

[asmrbrainrot]

The Gator boys & the Moon Witch~ Ch 2

That night had been tiring. Fun, but tiring. Seven Divines she wasn’t what she used to be. Although only in her late thirties the woman had the body of an old spinster. Guess dark magic does that to a person. As she walked down the Inn corridor she wanted nothing more then to kick off her shoes, plop into bed, and cuddle up with- *BARK BARK BARK* Bella! Esther made a mad dash for her room as the sounds of clattering and barking emanated from it. “Git back!” Whisper yelled a voice from the other side of her door. With that Esther readied her best self defense spells and threw open the door. The scene that greeted her was…unexpected to say the least.

Perched atop her dresser was a young halfblood gator with her bag of holding grasped in his left hand, and her broom in the other, brandishing it like a weapon against Bella who was going bananas at the prospect of a new friend to play with. The whole thing would be pretty hilarious if her room hadn’t just been broken into and her belongings in the process of being stolen. Suddenly she snapped back into reality and so did the gator by the looks of it. He had turned to her and seemed to freeze as their eyes locked. Bella was utterly unaffected because as soon as Esther had quickly, but quietly, shut the door behind her the excitable puppy made her way over to her mom. The thief took this as his opportunity to escape, for as soon as Bella had left the foot of the dresser he slung her bag over his shoulder and made a dive for the open window. He was a split second too late though, for as soon as he made a move Esther was quick to throw a spell that instantly shut and locked the window. With that her intruder fell face first into the window and hit the floor with a painful thud.

The young gator let out a pained groan before peering up at the figure before him. Esther was a tall woman that bore richly dark skin with cool undertones. Her head dawned thick ringlet curls pulled back by a single violet headscarf, neck laced with a heavy silver necklace that boasted a pendant of pure obsidian. Her deep aubergine dress pooled beneath her imposing figure in exquisite velvetine ripples. She was hastey to take up her broom, engraved with all sorts of glyphs, holding it as a white robe mage might hold their staff. The boy gulped as the figure approached him, amber eyes flitting around the room looking for a possible escape route. “Young man, what are you doing here?” Esther spoke sternly. The halfbloods’s expression turned downcast at her tone, the same way a child might after they've been caught doing something naughty. He opened his mouth to explain but before he could a loud knock at the door startled the two

“Yes?” Esther asked as inconspicuously as she could, she put a finger to her lips in a shushing position while looking at the boy. “Some guest said they heard noises coming from your room. Came to check that you were alright.” the gruff voice of the Inkkeper responded from beyond the door. Esther sighed with relief as she thought of a story to cover for her, “Oh it’s nothing! Just a…” she glanced at the gator boy who looked terrified at the prospect of being found out. “A particularly large spider is all. I’m sorry to bother you. It won’t happen again!” She lied. “You sure Madam? You don’t need any help?” The old inkeeper asked, clearly concerned. Esther looked around the room to see the young gator now hiding behind to bed before replying “No thank you, I’ll just let it out the window.” At that the softening footsteps of the Inkeeper trailed down the hall. Esther turned back to face the halfblood, now on top of her bed where Bella couldn’t reach her new friend. “Boy! Get down from there! You have some explaining to do.” She demanded. How a strong, young, halfblood gator could be that scared of a tiny King Charles cavalier was beyond her.

“Nuh uh!” The boy blurted, eyes fixated on Bella who didn’t know any better. “I’ve heard of you witches and you’re familiars! That thing could be a demon in disguise!” He spat. “A demon!” Esther chuckled. “That dog wouldn’t bite a biscuit. Now..” Esther rounded the corner to pick up both Bella and her bag. “What are you doing here and why are you stealing from me?” She turned stern again. This seemed to remind the young man of what he was here to do because before Esther new it his mouth was running a mile a minute trying to explain himself “Youseema’amIwasntyrtyingtostealfromyouwellIwasbutIheardyouwhereawitch!AndwitcheshavepotionsandspellsandmydadissicksoIneedtogetbacktohimbefore-” He was cut off with a hand to the shoulder. “What happened?” The halfblood took a breath, looking at Esther with big glassy eyes. It was only now that the witch noticed how disheveled the poor boy looked. His rich curly locks strewn about his face, his pants stained with swamp mud. If he had really come to steal from her he wouldn’t have been so frantic.

“It’s my Da-err freind! Them hunters got’im with a crossbow! At first he was fine! But now he's so sick he can’t hardly walk and I’m scared he’s…” the boy stopped, fighting back the tears threatening to roll down his cheeks. “You thought I might have something that could help…” Esther breathed. “What’s your name, young man?” She queried, brushing the unruly locks out of the boys face. “Timothy Ma’am… but everyone calls me Timmy” he sniffled, still blinking back tears. “Well Timothy,” she sighed picking up her broom, “It seems like we don’t have any time to waste.” Esther fixed Bella’s basket on her broom before grabbing her bag. Wasting no time she opened the window, making sure the coast was clear. With that she commanded her broom to her and hopped on, motioning for Timmy to follow. The bewildered halfblood took a few steps back, “Wait, what?” He gasped, surprised to say the least. “Hop on, it’ll be faster if we fly!” Chided the women. Timothy appeared both nervous and confused, “Wait wait wait… so you’re just gonna help me? After I, a halfblood you’ve never met, broke into your room, threatened your dog, and tried to steal from you!” He gawked, flabbergasted. Esther rolled her eyes as she grabbed the boys hand leading him to the broomstick. “Young man, If you really wanted to steal from me you wouldn’t care what I thought about it! (Probably would’ve been a little more sneaky as well.)” she assured him, making space on the broom. As much as he was grateful for her help, the boy still looked unsure. “Are ya sure that thing will hold us both Ms….” He trailed. “Dupree, but you may call me Sybil. And you don’t have to worry. I enchanted this thing myself, though you will have to give me some directions as to where you’re friend lives.” She explained as Bella poked her head out from the blankets lining her basket. Timothy nodded in response and carefully hopped up on the broom, wrapping his arms around Esther's waist. “You alright back there?” Esther checked, fastening her own bag in place. “Yes ma’am.” Timothy reassured her. “You ain’t afraid of heights are’ya?” She asked nonchalantly as they floated beyond the window. “No Ma’am.” Replied the halfblood, his grip tightened ever so slightly. “Good, cause here we go!” And with that they set off into the night.

[linkbetweenlinksau]

End of chapter 1- The Mark

Part 1|| part 2||

[aquaquadrant]

hey miners and crafters 🗣️ tomorrow evening i will post the final chapter of ‘from eden’

writing this story has been an amazing journey, and it ain’t over yet. i’ve got plenty of future oneshots planned for the HTP au, which will surely not turn into elaborate multi-chapter projects. surely. my next goal is to get the fic (and all my other mcyt stuff) uploaded to A03 so y’all can keep track more easily 😂

howEVER, i’m about to start my final year of vet school, which means nonstop clinical rotations AND my board exam, so i can’t promise when that will come. all i can say is i’ll continue to write as long as i’m inspired, same as mel will continue to make art, and we’ll still reply to asks and tags as we receive them. so it may be slow(er) going, but there’s still lots to look forward to ✌��

(P.S. y’all might wanna make sure you’ve got plenty of time when u sit down to read it. this one is a doozy.)

[incorrect-losers]

Georgie: *Hugging Bill*

Georgie: It’s not your fault

Bill: Let go of me George

Georgie: It’s not your fault

Bill: Some of it is

Georgie: It’s not your fault

[madschiavelique]

christmas update number one : my aunt’s boyfriend was saying some extremely awful things about rape at the very beginning (i was about to jump at his fucking throat)

and now we broke our table! can’t wait to see what other fun stuff is going to happen

[heartfeltletters-written]

“i fear for my life” has officially entered my vocabulary

[deus-ex-mona]

o H!!! O KAY!!! CHIZUREN FLAGS TODAY TOO???

[lucienarcheron]

For my og SMTB readers, all new chapters start this Saturday 🫡

[marofdawn]

The way I just finished 2 chapters for the gojo actor au and nearly 1 chapter for the Levi celebrity/fake dating au but I’m still stuck on the epilogue for IAL 👁️👄👁️.

I’ll still take this as a good sign though bc it means my motivation is coming back.

[choices-binglebonkus]

LOVING all this death talk my god—

[sunnyyflowerrs]

hey guys i know i always say this and pop right back up but i am GENUINELY signing out this time, school and career stuff is getting crazy and i have no time management skills …. i will accidnetally spend all my time on here so i had to take. Precautions.

see you guys friday hopefully </3

[anarchypumpkincowboy]

We’ve got half of chapter 1 written!!! And some blocking for chapter 2!!

Porter is annoyed, bored, and is overestimating his intelligence

[xnightmare-eyesx]

Idea: Dolph just holding Bullfrog up to a Walmart security camera and tv and it’s just bullfrog’s precious face displayed

[ralofofriverwoods]

Happy gol hah dov anniversary to all those who celebrate🎉🎉

Little piece of miraak and chrysanthe! Chrys could be talking abt literally anything and miraak would be the most interested man on earth. They’re amazing<3

First fanfic I’ve ever drawn fanart of! this is one of my favorites on ao3, everything about it is just extraordinary. Physically could not put it down till I was fully caught up!

Hopefully inspiration will strike again and I’ll make more of these lovelies! Maybe I’ll do the septimus incident or something… we shall see! But for now this is all

Background only is under the cut, for those that are interested

Yes I know there is not a single place in Skyrim that looks like this but quite honestly? Skyrim’s landscape confuses and frightens me on the best of days so it’s better than nothing lol

[incorrect-losers]

Pennywise: Twilight Sparkle was the main character because she represented the element of friendship–

Bill *sobbing*: Please… I just want to see my brother again-

Pennywise: I'M NOT DONE! And Rainbow Dash was like the sporty girl-

[send-me-a-puffalope]

me when i write flashbacks that are so narratively unreliable